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Straight Sets Simon
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Good to see nothing has changed :rolleyes:

Bruce was our second best player last weekend. So yes, a good idea to drop him.

Just like Robbo and Whelan, he is not part of the future.

He has no place in the MFC team.

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    I would like to see

    Out

    Watts

    Mclean (have a rest and get your body right)

    Robertson

    Morton

    In

    Bartram

    Hughes

    Valenti

    Strauss

    I believe Mclean is not fit and either needs to be managed at Casey for a while or rested. Valenti should be told he is now playing for the MFC for a while and to get out there and show his wares. He either can or can't play afl footy. After 4 of 5 games with good game time he will be the easiest on the list to assess.

    Watts, have a rest son. Don't burn him out, he has had a taste. He will be a star when he is physically and mentally ready. I expect that he will start to do really well at Casey.

    Robbo used to be dangerous for a couple of reasons. Firstly He would get the oppositions 2nd or third best defender. Secondly he was an extremely difficult match up as he would hurt teams with his leap, his strong hands and pace on the lead and was pretty adept on the deck as well. Unfortunately he has lost a yard and is often out of the contest when the ball hits the deck. I don't think it is through a lack of effort. I just think he has lost a couple of his weapons. He is a much easier player to defend against without them.

    Bartram, we need a tagger purely because our midfield lacks the ability to hurt the opposition so may as well nullify one of thiers. His disposal has been OK at Casey. He has pace. Unfortunately he fails to dispose of the ball well under pressure.

    Hughes has a few good attributes, he looks to have good hands and pace and is hard at the contest. Also appears to have second efforts and the ability to lay a tackle. Unfortunately his kicking for goal is suspect but he deserves a run. I reckon he will do a few good things. Like Robbo in his heyday is a hard player to match up on.

    EDIT: I would also like to see Strauss included sooner rather than later. He has class written all over him. I was aware of his great kicking skills but he also has a nice turn of pace. He also took a courageous mark in the back pocket on Sat which was impressive. He is the sort of kid that will shine at the next level. He is more physically capable (and willing) of doing Morton's role atm IMO.

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    It's that black and white, eh?

    It can seem that way on the surface, but my views are formulated over a period of time as evidence is digested. And evidence tells me that too many Melbourne players are timid, but haven't been paying the price.

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    I wouldn't be making a call on the ability of any MFC youngsters until they have a few games under their belt and a fully developed footballers body on them.

    Before then you are just making premature and ill informed judgements IMO.

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    I wouldn't be making a call on the ability of any MFC youngsters until they have a few games under their belt and a fully developed footballers body on them.

    Before then you are just making premature and ill informed judgements IMO.

    Fair Bump. Play on...

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    It is time...

    To Tank :lol:

    By the way, we're tanking just fine without newton. rest assured if we happen to win a couple he'll get a game.

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    Jmac might come in for Bennel.

    I dont think we will see wholesale changes this week

    If Bailey does that he should be sacked immediately. Just because Junior is captain doesn't mean he shouldn't be dropped his form has been disgraceful.

    It's about time he made wholesale changes. I can't remember him dropping more than 2 players on form in a week.

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    To Tank :lol:

    By the way, we're tanking just fine without newton. rest assured if we happen to win a couple he'll get a game.

    well he played in our only win this season... has to be selected for mine... our forward line looked much better with him in it...

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    Michael Newton LOL

    Man that guy is a no hoper at AFL level.

    He will just take up space.

    Play Watts, Jurrah and Martin up forward.

    Say NO to Newton.

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    It can seem that way on the surface, but my views are formulated over a period of time as evidence is digested. And evidence tells me that too many Melbourne players are timid, but haven't been paying the price.

    You're defending yourself as if I said that your post was 'shallow, knee-jerk and reactionary'.

    I said no such thing. I said that making a total judgement that Bailey is at either end of the weak/uncompromising spectrum is very black and white. Especially if he can slip from being totally uncompromising to totally weak in your mind depending entirely upon a single decision that he'll make this week which has many different and intangible factors that must be weighed up when making it.

    It's a strong, brave and bold statement to make based on an infinite number of factors - one that only the most uncompromising of posters could make - but certainly not shallow.

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    Michael Newton LOL

    Man that guy is a no hoper at AFL level.

    He will just take up space.

    Play Watts, Jurrah and Martin up forward.

    Say NO to Newton.

    I agree Martin could be an exceptional Forward in years to come-certainly worth a good look. Newton has done nothing to deserve a senior spot.

    Senior Spots need to be Earned, not given. Otherwise this club will be doomed to fail.

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    You're defending yourself as if I said that your post was 'shallow, knee-jerk and reactionary'.

    What ?

    You're an excitable fella sometimes. Re-read my post. I've no clue what you're talking about.

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